England is being ‘left behind’ by a number of developed countries when it comes to funding care for older people.

Local authorities are urged to bid for a share of the £95 million being made available to help rollout full fibre connectivity across the UK.

The numbers of homeless children that councils are housing in temporary accommodation has increased by 76 per cent in the last seven years.

A new survey has revealed that 84 per cent of MPs and 76 per cent of peers agree that funding for adult social care should increase.

Oliver Dowden has announced that SMEs are accessing almost half of public sector spend on digital, data and technology services.

A lack of revenue funding and uncertainty over current levels of funding are the main barriers to councils investing in sustainable travel.

An IAM RoadSmart survey has found that its members are increasingly disillusioned with the state of the roads in the UK.

Over half of British motorists believe diesel cars should be banned from some UK roads.

A worrying number of councils are leaving themselves open to security vulnerabilities and expensive extended support costs.

Councils in England overspent by £816 million on protecting vulnerable children in the last financial year.

£13 million of Home Office funding has gone to 11 local authorities to help young people at risk of abuse by ensuring they have positive role models in their lives.

Adult social care has saved the NHS almost £60 million through reducing pressures in the last year.

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